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At a time when climate change is making many areas of the planet hotter and drier, it's sobering to think that deserts are relatively new biomes that have grown considerably over the ...

On Jan. 4-5, more than 1,800 U.S. potato growers and industry members from a dozen countries turned out for Potato Expo 2023, hosted by the National Potato Council, at the Gaylord Rockies ...

Potatoes are the most widely grown and consumed vegetable in the United States. Potatoes’ popularity is a result of their versatility and affordability, as well as being a tasty and nutrient-dense food ...

A new study led by Texas A&M AgriLife researchers has revealed some resistance to zebra chip disease among certain wild species of potato. As Paul Schattenberg reports for AgriLife Today, the study of 52 wild ...

Featured image: Rosé Walla Walla Sweets, photo courtesy of Michael Locati with Locati Farms and Pacific Agra Farms MARKETWalla Walla:Michael Locati with Locati Farms and Pacific Agra Farms told us he started ...

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers are looking to learn how to change the ratio of the two starch molecules found in potatoes – amylose and amylopectin – to increase culinary and industrial applications. ...

The American company Champion Foods intends to supply Pavlodar potatoes to foreign markets. The company is also considering the possibility of creating an enterprise for processing agricultural products on the territory of ...

Maine potato growers have dealt with storage and shipping difficulties having pulled a record harvest from the ground, but the bumper crop also means more spuds are going to markets across the ...

Every year new varieties starts making the rounds. For decades, plant breeders and researchers across North America have spent countless hours meticulously matching potential partners in hopes of creating a better potato. With bleary-eyed, ...

In pivot or subsurface irrigated systems, we have noted a 9% to 12% increase in net returns over a six-year average for a wheat cover crops compared to no-till or conventional tillage ...

About 80 percent of their potato harvest goes to Peak with the remainder to Simplot Canada and McCain Foods.

After nearly 25 years of export bans, U.S. potato farmers could begin to distribute and sell more fresh potatoes across all of Mexico by early 2022. American potato farmers and exporters currently ...

With all of our retail and food service partners, MountainKing Potatoes tries to take the same approach that Cary used to build his business. By understanding our customers and constantly studying evolving ...

Part of the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS), the U.S. Potato Genebank has for more than six decades collected and maintained a massive collection of potato genetics.

Grote Company, an industrial food slicing and assembly equipment manufacturer, has acquired Precision Food Innovations (PFI), a manufacturer of sanitary conveying equipment, from Precision, Inc. As of August 13, 2021, the addition ...

They say everything’s bigger in Texas. But when it comes to potatoes, the state sits just 13th in acres harvested. Only about one one-hundredth of a percent of Texas’ total landmass is dedicated to growing ...

In a strategic move to strengthen and diversify its water treatment brand portfolio, Aquion announced that it is acquiring Plano, Texas-based Procam Controls, including the OptiPure line of commercial foodservice products. Since its founding in ...

Valley Irrigation has acquired PivoTrac, an ag tech company based in the Texas Panhandle. PivoTrac offers solutions focused on remote monitoring of center pivot irrigation machines. “We are proud to welcome PivoTrac customers to ...

Supplies of potatoes are good but demand is starting to see some shifts

The produce industry has had its share of food safety challenges in recent years. But it’s not alone. Speaking during an education session at United Fresh 2012 in Texas, Margaret Hardin, Ph.D., ...

In January, the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee released a bipartisan staff report that details the findings from the committee’s investigation into the September 2011 listeria outbreak, which was ...

The past two decades have seen exceptional growth for C&C Produce. Sales have risen every year they have been in business, and the customer base has spread across the Great Plains and Midwest ...

largest grower, packer and marketer of bite-size potatoes

new potato varieties, developed in part at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Aberdeen

In 1946 Yara imported its first products into the U.S.